UK vehicle statistics / Volkswagen

How many Volkswagen LT 28 cars are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 367 licensed and 636 SORN vehicles in the UK within the Volkswagen LT 28 generic-model group.

Looking at a LT 28?

Population figures cannot tell you whether one particular car is taxed, MOT-valid or safe to buy.

Check its registration free for the official tax, MOT and mileage record. If the car is still worth pursuing, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.

Wondering whether one particular LT 28 is off the road? A free SORN check shows whether it is currently SORN, taxed or untaxed.

Is the LT 28 disappearing?

Licensed numbers peaked at 1,666 in 2014 Q3 and stand at 367 in 2026 Q1, down 78%. That is down 47% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 636 are declared SORN — 1 in 2 of the 1,003 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.

A falling population is worth knowing before you buy: it usually means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply, and it is why a good example of a scarce model can hold its price while a neglected one is hard to sell at any price.

Recent quarterly trend

QuarterLicensedSORN
2026 Q1367636
2025 Q4401617
2025 Q3420610
2025 Q2436604
2025 Q1441609
2024 Q4455610
2024 Q3467614
2024 Q2480630
2024 Q1471642
2023 Q4498638
2023 Q3547612
2023 Q2556609

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Source and limitations

Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.

Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.